23 February 2022 RIMPAC ‘22 Commanders’ Conference Solidifies Planning Partner-Building Efforts SAN DIEGO -- U.S. 3rd Fleet and the Royal Canadian Navy hosted the Commanders’ Conference for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 at Naval Base Point Loma, Feb. 14-18.The weeklong conference brought the RIMPAC senior leadership and staffs from seven RIMPAC partner nations together for detailed...
23 February 2022 F-35s from Eielson Air Force Base Arrive in Japan JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs from the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 20 to conduct integrated air operations.Their arrival signals the continuing effort to refine the U.S. Indo-Pacific...
23 February 2022 The U.S. Donates Medical Equipment to Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah Hospitals Across Indonesia JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- The U.S, through a partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Muhammadiyah, is improving critical tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 care for patients by donating $1.6 million worth of medical equipment that will be...
23 February 2022 Fighter Training Enhances Joint Lethality with Hawaii ANG, Navy Reserve JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Hawaiian skies cleared for Total Force Airmen and Navy Reserve exercise participants as they took part in a first-of-its-kind fighter exercise here January 18-26.While the Hawaii Air National Guard routinely hosts large-scale combat exercises through...
22 February 2022 US Forces, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Resilient Shield 2022 YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Forces will participate in Resilient Shield 2022 from Feb. 21- 25, at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, and other command centers throughout the region.Resilient Shield is an annual computer-based Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint (FST-J)...
22 February 2022 USS Chafee Returns Home to Pearl Harbor after Eight-Month Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, completing an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 to U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleets, Feb. 19.Chafee departed Pearl Harbor en route to U.S. 7th...
22 February 2022 DoD and Partners Release Combined Space Operations Vision 2031 WASHINGTON -- The United States joins Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in the joint release of the “Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Vision 2031” today.CSpO is an initiative to address the overarching need to encourage responsible use of space, recognizing...
22 February 2022 Commandant of the Marine Corps and SMMC Visit 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit while Deployed PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David H. Berger, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, visited the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a scheduled port visit in Pearl Harbor,...
22 February 2022 611 Air Communications Squadron Conduct Cyber Defense Activities in Remote Arctic Location UTQIAGVIK, Alaska -- Stepping off a U.S. Air Force C-12 Huron and into freezing air, four members of the 611th Air Communications Squadron (ACOMS) made their way to one of the most remote radar sites in the country, located 350 miles above the Arctic Circle and just outside the village of...
18 February 2022 March Brings Joint Pacific Multi-national Readiness Center Exercise to Fort Greely, Donnelly Training Area FORT GREELY, Alaska -- Recognizing that dynamic security challenges demand dynamic training environments, remote, Interior Alaska and the Donnelly Training Area are being called upon to host Joint Pacific Multi-national Readiness Center exercise 22-02 March 7-27.This exercise will provide the Army,...